Tag: World news
Former Indonesian agriculture minister sentenced to 10 years for corruption
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia’s anti-graft court sentenced a former agriculture minister to 10 years in prison Thursday after finding him guilty of corruption-related...
UK water firms get smaller rate hikes than sought amid struggle to cut pollution, attract investors
British regulators have slashed proposed rate increases by water companies, crimping revenue at a time they are struggling to persuade investors to finance...
Chileans confront a homelessness crisis, a first for one of South America's richest countries
SANTIAGO, Chile -- The presidential residence of Gabriel Boric, the leftist millennial leader of Chile elected three years ago in the wake of...
Papua New Guinea lawmaker pleads not guilty in Sydney court to assaulting woman
SYDNEY -- Papua New Guinea's sidelined Petroleum Minister Jimmy Maladina pleaded not guilty in a Sydney court Thursday to a charge of assaulting...
Mexico will build passenger train lines to US border in an expansion of its debt-laden rail projects
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico’s massive, debt-fueled passenger rail building program is not going to end with the administration of outgoing President Andrés Manuel...
Russia declares newspaper The Moscow Times 'undesirable' amid crackdown on criticism
The Russian prosecutor general's office on Wednesday declared The Moscow Times, an online newspaper popular among Russia’s expatriate community, as an “undesirable organization.”The...